EPSA 2011

After a very successful edition in 2009, the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) – mandated by its Board of Governors' decision of 1 July 2008, and with the institutional and financial support of 11 European States and the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and under the Patronage of DG Human Resources and Security) - will organise again the third European Public Sector Award – EPSA 2011. The EPSA 2011 will be awarded on the occasion of a final conference on leading-edge public administration solutions, to be held in Maastricht (NL) in November 2011, under the auspices of the Polish Presidency.

EIPA's Experience and Expertise for Leading EPSA 2011

EIPA is a neutral and impartial institute that benefits from reliable direct links with all EU governments and Institutions EIPA has some 30 years of experience in leading-edge training, applied research and consultancy regarding issues of European integration and public management EIPA carries out training for more than 10 000 public administration employees from all administrative levels and EU Institutions per year. It is known to many practitioners and enjoys a high reputation EIPA's Board of Governors is composed of representatives from the governments of EU Member States and from countries associated with EIPA EIPA's Centres in Barcelona and Luxembourg ensure a profound knowledge of the regional aspects of public administration and of its various inter-cultural challenges

The EPSA 2011 Themes

EIPA and the EPSA Steering Committee have selected three themes that address Europe's pressing public concerns and that allow the various solutions proposed by the European administrations to be identified. These themes are: 1) Smart Public Service Delivery in a Cold Economic Climate; 2) Opening Up the Public Sector through Collaborative Governance; and 3) Going Green: Concrete Solutions from the Public Sector. More detailed information is available under Themes.

The EPSA 2011 Target Applicants

All public sector institutions from all levels and from all over Europe – with special attention given to local and regional approaches, as well as public sector enterprises, agencies or public-private partnerships – are eligible to submit their projects for the award. The lead applicant – in any case - must be a public sector actor.

What is the European Public Sector Award (EPSA)?

The EPSA brings together the
best, most innovative and
efficient performers from the
European public sector.
Outstanding administrative
performances are, after all,
produced under different
conditions within Europe.
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Publications

This book aims to demonstrate that various creative and smart routes to excellent solutions are possible, by analysing success stories in different areas of local public management from seven European cities in the EPSA scheme – Bilbao (ES), Birmingham (UK), Mannheim (DE), Milan (IT), Tallinn (EE), Tampere (FI), and Trondheim (NO). It concludes by presenting seven steps leading to excellence. The only thing left to find out is: are other cities ready to take on the challenge?

What kind of ideas are behind the remodelling of the state and public sector, and how have these ideas materialized in practice? In this book the authors illustrate what are the driving forces behind the huge amount of public management reforms over the last three decades. Trends and ideas of public management reforms in practice are validated by data from European Public Sector Award cases (2009 and 2011).

The EPSA brings together the best, most innovative and efficient performers from the European public sector. Outstanding administrative
performances are, after all, produced under different conditions within Europe.